Chords for Ray Bonneville - I Am The Big Easy - Live at McCabe's
Tempo:
61.825 bpm
Chords used:
A
D
G
Am
Gm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[A] [D] [A]
[D]
[A] I [D]
[A] was born on the edge [D] of the [A] big muddy floor.
My daddy was [Gm] French, [A] my mother Creole.
I'm slow, [D] I'm heavy underneath [A] the sun, but I'm more than willing when [A] the night time.
I'm a well known street, [D] a [A] marching drum, a dancer, preacher, [Am] a sophisticated bum.
I'm a wild chapitula, [D] a dice [A] rolling judge.
I'm a blocker trying to fool [F#] you into a [A] late night club.
[D] I am the big easy, I've been hit by a stone, brought to my [A] knees, have mercy [D] Lord.
I got soul, I got heart, all alone [Am] I'm coming out of the [D] dark.
I [G] am [D]
[A] the big easy.
[D] [A]
I'm a crawfish boil, a [D] funeral [A] parade.
I'm a little boy [D] listening [A] to the music play.
I'm an old [D] man dancing [A] to the second line beat.
I'm a young [D] girl trying to [A] catch muddy crawfish.
I'm a shotgun [D] house and [A] uptown street car.
[D] I'm a big wheel steamer [A] by a full loaded barge.
I'm a blues band, a politician.
I'm a shoe shine man, [A] I'm a famous musician.
[D] I am the big easy, I've been hit by a stone, brought to my [A] knees, have mercy Lord.
[D] I got soul, I got heart, all alone I'm [A] coming out of the dark.
[G] I [D] am the [A] big easy.
[G]
[D] [A] [G]
[D] [A] [G]
[D] [A] [G] [D]
[A] When my livers [D] broke and [A] the water came in, I heard a [D] lot of folks [A] call it the end.
But you'd be [D] mistaken [A] if you thought me done.
I'm the big [D] easy, [A] I'm the only one.
All [Bm] of my children, [A] all their kin, they go on living like they always been.
No matter what [D] happens, [A] won't you count me out?
They're coming [D] all in, I'm [A] Lord of the [D] South.
I am the big easy, I've been hit by a stone, brought to [A] my knees, have mercy Lord.
[D] I got soul, I got heart, all [A] alone I'm coming out of the [G] dark.
I am, [D] I [A] am the big easy.
[G] I [D] am the [A] big easy.
Thank you.
[N] Excellent.
[D]
[A] I [D]
[A] was born on the edge [D] of the [A] big muddy floor.
My daddy was [Gm] French, [A] my mother Creole.
I'm slow, [D] I'm heavy underneath [A] the sun, but I'm more than willing when [A] the night time.
I'm a well known street, [D] a [A] marching drum, a dancer, preacher, [Am] a sophisticated bum.
I'm a wild chapitula, [D] a dice [A] rolling judge.
I'm a blocker trying to fool [F#] you into a [A] late night club.
[D] I am the big easy, I've been hit by a stone, brought to my [A] knees, have mercy [D] Lord.
I got soul, I got heart, all alone [Am] I'm coming out of the [D] dark.
I [G] am [D]
[A] the big easy.
[D] [A]
I'm a crawfish boil, a [D] funeral [A] parade.
I'm a little boy [D] listening [A] to the music play.
I'm an old [D] man dancing [A] to the second line beat.
I'm a young [D] girl trying to [A] catch muddy crawfish.
I'm a shotgun [D] house and [A] uptown street car.
[D] I'm a big wheel steamer [A] by a full loaded barge.
I'm a blues band, a politician.
I'm a shoe shine man, [A] I'm a famous musician.
[D] I am the big easy, I've been hit by a stone, brought to my [A] knees, have mercy Lord.
[D] I got soul, I got heart, all alone I'm [A] coming out of the dark.
[G] I [D] am the [A] big easy.
[G]
[D] [A] [G]
[D] [A] [G]
[D] [A] [G] [D]
[A] When my livers [D] broke and [A] the water came in, I heard a [D] lot of folks [A] call it the end.
But you'd be [D] mistaken [A] if you thought me done.
I'm the big [D] easy, [A] I'm the only one.
All [Bm] of my children, [A] all their kin, they go on living like they always been.
No matter what [D] happens, [A] won't you count me out?
They're coming [D] all in, I'm [A] Lord of the [D] South.
I am the big easy, I've been hit by a stone, brought to [A] my knees, have mercy Lord.
[D] I got soul, I got heart, all [A] alone I'm coming out of the [G] dark.
I am, [D] I [A] am the big easy.
[G] I [D] am the [A] big easy.
Thank you.
[N] Excellent.
Key:
A
D
G
Am
Gm
A
D
G
_ _ [A] _ _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
[A] I _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
[A] _ _ _ was born on the edge [D] of the [A] big muddy floor.
My daddy was [Gm] French, [A] my mother Creole.
I'm slow, [D] I'm heavy underneath [A] the sun, but I'm more than willing when [A] the night time.
I'm a well known street, [D] a [A] marching drum, a dancer, preacher, [Am] a sophisticated bum.
I'm a wild chapitula, [D] a dice [A] rolling judge.
I'm a blocker trying to fool [F#] you into a [A] late night club.
[D] I am the big easy, I've been hit by a stone, brought to my [A] knees, have mercy [D] Lord.
I got soul, I got heart, all alone [Am] I'm coming out of the [D] dark.
I [G] am [D] _
[A] the big easy.
_ [D] _ [A] _ _ _
I'm a crawfish boil, a [D] funeral [A] parade.
I'm a little boy [D] listening [A] to the music play.
I'm an old [D] man dancing [A] to the second line beat.
I'm a young [D] girl trying to [A] catch muddy crawfish.
I'm a shotgun [D] house and [A] uptown street car.
[D] I'm a big wheel steamer [A] by a full loaded barge.
I'm a blues band, a politician.
I'm a shoe shine man, [A] I'm a famous musician.
[D] I am the big easy, I've been hit by a stone, brought to my [A] knees, have mercy Lord.
[D] I got soul, I got heart, all alone I'm [A] coming out of the dark.
[G] I [D] am the [A] big easy. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
[D] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
[D] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
[D] _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ [D] _
_ [A] _ _ _ When my livers [D] broke and [A] the water came in, I heard a [D] lot of folks [A] call it the end.
But you'd be [D] mistaken [A] if you thought me done.
I'm the big [D] easy, [A] I'm the only one.
All [Bm] of my children, [A] all their kin, they go on living like they always been.
No matter what [D] happens, [A] won't you count me out?
They're coming [D] all in, I'm [A] Lord of the [D] South.
I am the big easy, I've been hit by a stone, brought to [A] my knees, have mercy Lord.
[D] I got soul, I got heart, all [A] alone I'm coming out of the [G] dark.
I am, [D] I [A] am the big easy.
_ _ [G] I [D] am the [A] big easy. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Thank you.
_ [N] Excellent. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
[A] I _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
[A] _ _ _ was born on the edge [D] of the [A] big muddy floor.
My daddy was [Gm] French, [A] my mother Creole.
I'm slow, [D] I'm heavy underneath [A] the sun, but I'm more than willing when [A] the night time.
I'm a well known street, [D] a [A] marching drum, a dancer, preacher, [Am] a sophisticated bum.
I'm a wild chapitula, [D] a dice [A] rolling judge.
I'm a blocker trying to fool [F#] you into a [A] late night club.
[D] I am the big easy, I've been hit by a stone, brought to my [A] knees, have mercy [D] Lord.
I got soul, I got heart, all alone [Am] I'm coming out of the [D] dark.
I [G] am [D] _
[A] the big easy.
_ [D] _ [A] _ _ _
I'm a crawfish boil, a [D] funeral [A] parade.
I'm a little boy [D] listening [A] to the music play.
I'm an old [D] man dancing [A] to the second line beat.
I'm a young [D] girl trying to [A] catch muddy crawfish.
I'm a shotgun [D] house and [A] uptown street car.
[D] I'm a big wheel steamer [A] by a full loaded barge.
I'm a blues band, a politician.
I'm a shoe shine man, [A] I'm a famous musician.
[D] I am the big easy, I've been hit by a stone, brought to my [A] knees, have mercy Lord.
[D] I got soul, I got heart, all alone I'm [A] coming out of the dark.
[G] I [D] am the [A] big easy. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
[D] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
[D] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
[D] _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ [D] _
_ [A] _ _ _ When my livers [D] broke and [A] the water came in, I heard a [D] lot of folks [A] call it the end.
But you'd be [D] mistaken [A] if you thought me done.
I'm the big [D] easy, [A] I'm the only one.
All [Bm] of my children, [A] all their kin, they go on living like they always been.
No matter what [D] happens, [A] won't you count me out?
They're coming [D] all in, I'm [A] Lord of the [D] South.
I am the big easy, I've been hit by a stone, brought to [A] my knees, have mercy Lord.
[D] I got soul, I got heart, all [A] alone I'm coming out of the [G] dark.
I am, [D] I [A] am the big easy.
_ _ [G] I [D] am the [A] big easy. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Thank you.
_ [N] Excellent. _